John Dimatos On Networked Objects, Creative Technology and Social Good

04/22/10

Written By:

Paloma Vazquez

Following his participation at our NYC Conference in April, PSFK had a chance to talk with John Dimatos, Resident Researcher at NYU’s Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program.

Following his talk at PSFK’s NYC Conference in April, PSFK had a chance to sit down with John Dimatos, Resident Researcher at NYU’s Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP). Given ITP’s focus on the intersection of art and technology – and the increased recognition of the complementary nature of both – we wanted to talk to John about any trends or shifts he’s seeing in the nature of, and demand for, ITP students’ and graduates’ work.

What resulted from our conversation was a deepened understanding of how art and technology are continuing to align more tightly to produce work like networked objects – which can benefit both the commercial sector, and social good.

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